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8 x 11in.. Two sets of calligraphy with blue over white with gold and brown background with a red seal in the lower right corner. A fascinating composition made up of Japanese writing that incorporates the title. Blue Japanese characters have been printed over muted gold characters. There is a hint of primitive human figures. Is it also philosophical? Is the One and Only the idea behind other Tsukasa prints like "Dawn" and "Bubble of Life? Even the red seal on the print echoes this image. Son of Toshi Yoshida and third generation of Yoshida family artists.

22.5 x 13.5 in. woodblock print. Lightly clad woman, diving from negative space into a bubble in which are crab, bird, fish, other bubbles. Tsukasa's work is often symbolic. Here there seems to be an invitation to leave an empty existence by diving into another reality. Tsukasa always does his own carving and printing, producing only a few prints each year. He is the son of Toshi Yoshida and is the head of the Yoshida Studio in Tokyo.

9.5 x 14.75 inches woodblock print. Study of an Asian farmhouse surrounded by trees with a forest in the background. Son of Toshi Yoshida and third generation of Yoshida family artists. It shows a typical old Japanese farmhouse, with trees and plowed field. These have been rendered simply and directly, yet with quiet respect for rural life. It is one of Tsukasa's earliest prints, one without an apparent deeper level of meaning. Tsukasa is youngest son of Toshi Yoshida and part of the fourth generation of Yoshida family artists.

9.5 x 14.75 inches. Woodblock print of five birds standing in water with another bird flying overhead with leaves falling and the sun rising in the forest background. Son of Toshi Yoshida and third generation of Yoshida family artists. First light shining on the tops of trees, the fog, the falling leaves, and on the bird flying, but not on the birds walking on the shore which seem to lack full reality. Again, Tsukasa seems to point to a deeper level of meaning than the ordinary visual level. Perhaps this print suggests that the viewer needs an awakening that must come to him or her, surrounded as we all are in dark shadows. Tsukasa is a meticulous artist who carves and prints his own blocks. He is the son of Toshi Yoshida and is now the head of the Yoshida Studio in Tokyo where he teaches students.